DETROIT (5-7) Games in Both 2019 and 2020
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Packers Communications l Lambeau Field Atrium l 1265 Lombardi Avenue l Green Bay, WI 54304 920/569-7500 l 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nathan LoCascio VOL. XXII; NO. 16 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 14 GREEN BAY (9-3) u Green Bay and New Orleans (10-2, 10-2) are the only AT teams in the NFL to win at least nine of their first 12 DETROIT (5-7) games in both 2019 and 2020. Sunday, Dec. 13, 3:25 p.m. CST u The Packers have won 14 of their last 17 regular-season Ford Field games. PACKERS HEAD OVER TO TAKE ON THE LIONS WITH THE CALL The Packers go back on the road after two straight home FOX will broadcast the game to a portion of games to face the Detroit Lions, Green Bay’s first road divi- the country. Play-by-play man Adam Amin sion game since Week 1. joins analyst Mark Schlereth with Lindsay u The Packers lead the regular-season series, 101-72-7 Czarniak reporting from the sidelines. (.581), and have won both postseason contests the two u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games clubs have played. since November 1929, heads up the Packers Radio u This marks the fifth time in the last six years that Green Network that is made up of 50 stations in four states. Bay will visit Ford Field in December/January. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers u Green Bay’s 101 regular-season wins over the Lions are Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time the most it has against any team. Packers Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn u The Packers swept the season series in 2019 for the (sideline) will call the action. McCarren first joined the ninth time in the last 16 years. team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th season u Green Bay has a 30-11 overall mark against Detroit since calling Packers games. After originally being paired 2000, a .732 winning percentage that is together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 22nd tied for No. 1 season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim among NFL clubs (Minnesota) with 10-plus meet- Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and ings against the Lions. postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago. AGAINST THE LIONS u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio u In the 42-21 Week 2 victory over Detroit, RB Aaron (WTMJ feed), WTMJ.com via desktop computer and on Jones rushed for a career-best 168 yards and two TDs numerous devices through NFL Game Pass. on 18 carries (9.3 avg.) and hauled in four receptions u DIRECTV subscribers can watch the game on Channel for 68 yards (17.0 avg.) and a TD. Jones became the 710. first player in team history (per Elias) to post 150-plus rushing yards, two-plus rushing TDs, 65-plus receiving REGULAR SEASON yards and a receiving TD in a game. Date Opponent Time (CT) TV/Att. u Jones’ career-high 236 yards from scrimmage in Week Sun., Sept. 13 at Minnesota Vikings W, 43-34 0 2 were the third most in a game in team history behind Sun., Sept. 20 DETROIT LIONS W, 42-21 0 only Billy Howton (257 on Oct. 21, 1956) and Don Sun., Sept. 27 at New Orleans Saints W, 37-30 748 Hutson (237 on Nov. 21, 1943). Mon., Oct. 5 ATLANTA FALCONS W, 30-16 0 u Jones has recorded 100-plus rushing yards in two of the Sun., Oct. 11 BYE last three games versus the Lions. Sun., Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 10-38 15,540 u QB Aaron Rodgers has started 21 games against Sun., Oct. 25 at Houston Texans W, 35-20 12,618 Detroit and has helped guide the Packers to a 16-5 Sun., Nov. 1 MINNESOTA VIKINGS L, 22-28 0 record in those contests. Thu., Nov. 5 at San Francisco 49ers W, 34-17 0 u Rodgers has thrown 43 TDs compared to just eight INTs Sun., Nov. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS W, 24-20 0 against Detroit (104.8 passer rating). Sun., Nov. 22 at Indianapolis Colts L, 31-34 (OT) 12,495 u Rodgers has posted a 100-plus passer rating in 13 Sun., Nov. 29 CHICAGO BEARS W, 41-25 0 games against the Lions in his career. Sun., Dec. 6 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES W, 30-16 0 u WR has six receiving TDs in the last Davante Adams Sun., Dec. 13 at Detroit Lions 3:25 p.m. FOX seven games played against the Lions. Adams’ six TD receptions versus Detroit since 2015 are the second Sat., Dec. 19 CAROLINA PANTHERS 7:15 p.m. NFLN most in the NFL (Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph, eight). Sun., Dec. 27 TENNESSEE TITANS *7:15 p.m. NBC Sun., Jan. 3 at Chicago Bears *12 p.m. FOX STACKING WINS *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling u With a win on Sunday, Green Bay became the first team NFL POSTSEASON DATES in NFL history to reach 800 wins (including playoffs). u It is the second straight season that the Packers have Jan. 9-10 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs gotten off to a 9-3 start, just the third time since the Jan. 16-17 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs merger that Green Bay has won at least nine of its first Jan. 24 AFC and NFC Championship Games 12 games in back-to-back seasons (1996-97, 2001-02). Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay HEAD COACH MATT LAFLEUR LAFLEUR LEADS THE PACK u LaFleur led Green Bay to seven home wins, the most Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur (la-flew-er) by a Packers head coach in his first season: is in his second season and building off the success he guided the team to in Year 1. Head Coach, First Season Home Record u 1. Matt LaFleur, 2019 7-1 A win over Philadelphia in Week 13 was the 22nd for 2t. Mike Holmgren, 1992 6-2 LaFleur (22-6), the most regular-season wins by 2t. Mike Sherman, 2000 6-2 a Packer head coach in his first two seasons (Mike Sherman and Mike McCarthy, 21 each). u Dating back to 2019, the Packers have the third-best u LaFleur joined Jim Caldwell and Steve Mariucci as the regular-season record in the NFL: only head coaches with 13-plus wins to go undefeated in their division in their first season. u LaFleur tied for the third-most wins by an NFL head Regular-Season coach in their first season: Team Record (Since 2019) 1t. Kansas City 23-5 (.821) Regular-Season 1t. New Orleans 23-5 (.821) Head Coach, First Season Record 3. Green Bay 22-6 (.786) 1t. Jim Caldwell, IND, 2009 14-2 4. Baltimore 20-7 (.741) 1t. George Seifert, SF, 1989 14-2 5. Pittsburgh 19-8 (.704) 3t. Matt LaFleur, GB, 2019 13-3 3t. Jim Harbaugh, SF, 2011 13-3 u LaFleur led Green Bay to a 20-5 record in his first 25 3t. Steve Mariucci, SF, 1997 13-3 regular-season games, which tied for No. 4 in NFL history for the most wins by a head coach in his first u LaFleur became the first coach in franchise history to 25 regular-season games (Elias Sports Bureau): lead his team to a division title in his first season. u LaFleur guided Green Bay to a 6-0 record in the NFC Wins in First 25 North. Dating back to 1967, it was just the second time Head Coach Regular-Season Games (6-0 in 2011) that Green Bay had gone undefeated in 1. George Seifert, 1989-90 23 division games. 2t. Paul Brown, 1946-47 22 u Dating back to 2002 when the NFC North was formed, 2t. Guy Chamberlin, 1922-23 22 the Packers are the only team to go undefeated in the 4t. Matt LaFleur, 2019-20 20 division in a single regular season (2019, 2011). 4t. Seven others 20 u While LaFleur was the first Packer head coach to lead his team to the postseason in his first year, he was the u Dating back to 2019 (including playoffs), LaFleur has led fourth consecutive head coach to win his first postsea- the Packers to a 12-3 record in games decided by single son game. The other three head coaches to win their digits, an .800 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in first playoff game led Green Bay to the postseason in the NFL over that span (Sportradar). their second seasons (McCarthy, Sherman and Mike u LaFleur became the first Packer head coach to start both Holmgren). of his first two seasons 3-0. u Dating back to 1970, LaFleur joined McCarthy as the only u LaFleur joined Phil Bengston (1968-69) as the only head head coaches in franchise history to lead their teams to coaches in franchise history to win the season opener in the NFC Championship Game in their first appearance in their first two seasons. the postseason. u LaFleur led the biggest one-year win improvement in u LaFleur became the first head coach to reach a con- franchise history last season: ference championship in his first season since Jim Harbaugh led San Francisco to the NFC Championship Game in 2011.